Melinda's World
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HSMgirl123 20:02, 18 March 2007 (UTC)Melinda's World, a movie directed by David Baumgarten, is based on a novel written by Marianne Kennedy. The movie takes place during the Mid-Western 1950's. Melinda (Jenifer Ovilares), the eleven-year-old daguther of dour parents (Christina Raines and Thomas Michael Kappler), finds interest in small things: a spun silver spiderweb, her box of treasures, and an afternoon at Silver Lake on her "day of days". Melinda's often known as a "silly goose" by her best friend, Alice Wasser (Jennifer McClusky). As the movie progresses, Melinda experiences ageless comforts and pains. Eliot Bradley (Chad Stevens), a waylaid college professors enters her life along with a warmhearted waitress (Ruth de Sosa), who introduces Melinda to the blues and Coca-Cola. And she receives her first explorative attention from a teasing boy named Stuart Wasser (Zac Efron) Escalating tragedy, the death of her beloved Aunt Calla (Mary McKowen), is climaxed by her father's eruption into angry drunkness, shattering Melinda's innocence forever and sending her fleeing into the night. The ultimate triumph of Melinda's spirit cultimates when at year's end she once again visits her treasure box with bittersweet memories.
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